Lot Essay
Diego Giacometti designed the marble bases for these sculptures.
Two bronzes in one lot (2)
Two bronzes in one lot (2)
Property of a
EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Couple de crapauds
Details
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Couple de crapauds
each stamped on the underside 'DIEGO'
bronze with brown patina and marble base
Length and height of frog on white base: 3 7/8 x 3 1/8in. (10 x 8cm.) Length of white base: 6 7/8in. (17.5cm.)
Length and height of frog on black base: 3 7/8 x 3 5/8in. (10 x 9.3cm.) Length of black base: 8 1/8in. (20.5cm.)
Designed 1980-1981 (2)
Couple de crapauds
each stamped on the underside 'DIEGO'
bronze with brown patina and marble base
Length and height of frog on white base: 3 7/8 x 3 1/8in. (10 x 8cm.) Length of white base: 6 7/8in. (17.5cm.)
Length and height of frog on black base: 3 7/8 x 3 5/8in. (10 x 9.3cm.) Length of black base: 8 1/8in. (20.5cm.)
Designed 1980-1981 (2)
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner, 1981
Literature
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 132 (other casts illustrated)